Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
20.2
Denmark
Lowest
0.5
Italy
Median
3.1
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
614
What the numbers show
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 20.2 in Denmark; the lowest is 0.5 in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.1, and the mean is 4.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 214.3%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 42.9%).
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 20.2 | 2025 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 14.8 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 14.8 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 8.6 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 7.1 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 5.8 | 2025 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 5.8 | 2025 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 5.6 | 2025 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 5.6 | 2025 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 4.8 | 2025 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 4.4 | 2025 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 4.3 | 2025 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 4 | 2021 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 4 | 2021 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 15 | Belgium | 3.9 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 16 | France | 3.7 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 3.2 | 2019 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 3.2 | 2019 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 3.1 | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 3.1 | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 3.1 | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 3 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 3 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 22 | Malta | 3 | 2020 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 25 | Türkiye | 2.9 | 2025 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 2.2 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 2.2 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 2.1 | 2020 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 2.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 2.1 | 2020 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 2 | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 1.8 | 2020 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 33 | Spain | 1.4 | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 1.4 | 2025 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 0.8 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 0.8 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 37 | Italy | 0.5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.